News
Former NWMPHN Board Director awarded King’s Birthday honour
Five minutes with GPEAG member Kim Moffat
MBS chronic disease management framework set to change 1 July 2025
NWMPHN joins Walk for Truth, supporting truth-telling First Nations commission
Getting your practice ready for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program
Cancer: what’s the difference between screening and diagnosis?
Navigating eating disorder care
Services Australia latest: MyMedicare, General Practice in Aged Care Incentive updates
How to transition to POLAR and enhance data sharing for general practices
Prepping your practice for chronic conditions management changes
MyMedicare latest: accreditation exemption date extended, HPOS reminder and more
Updated cervical cancer screening guidelines encourage increased self-collected HPV tests
News from around our region
Help improve medicine safety in Australia: join a Monash University study
13 January 2026 | Monash UniversityDecommissioning of the NPS MedicineWise and Doctor’s Bag mobile applications
12 January 2026 | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health CarePre-travel consult? Make measles immunity a priority
23 December 2025 | North Eastern Public Health UnitVictorian Government dementia funding on offer for Brimbank GPs
9 December 2025 | Victorian Department of HealthReferrals for children newly diagnosed with diabetes into Western Health ambulatory clinic
27 November 2025 | Western HealthInput needed: GP referral pathways for workers with psychological injuries
26 November 2025 | Dr Annie Jeffries (University of New South Wales)Subscribe to receive our fortnightly newsletter
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We acknowledge the people of the Kulin nations as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which our work in the community takes place. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
We also recognise, respect and affirm the central role played in our work by people with lived experience, their families and/or carers.
While the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has contributed to the funding of this website, the information on this website does not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government and is not advice that is provided, or information that is endorsed, by the Australian Government. The Australian Government is not responsible in negligence or otherwise for any injury, loss or damage however arising from the use of or reliance on the information provided on this website.